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Freshwater Fish Species

All freshwater fish species found in rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds worldwide. From tiny tetras to the giant arapaima — covering every continent.

18,067
Total Species
1,926
Endangered (EN+CR)
1,910
Edible Species
204
Families
Rondonacara Hoehnei
Rondonacara hoehnei
Least Concern
Rongdu high-plateau loach
Triplophysa rongduensis
Nemacheilidae
Roque toothcarp
Phalloceros anisophallos
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Rosa's round ray
Heliotrygon rosai
Vulnerable
Rosa's Sole
Apionichthys rosai
Achiridae Least Concern
Rosefin barb
Enteromius argenteus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin rasbora
Rasbora dusonensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin shiner
Lythrurus ardens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosen's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus roseni
Apteronotidae Least Concern
Rosette river stingray
Potamotrygon schroederi
Potamotrygonidae Vulnerable
Roswitha's toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis roswithae
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Rosy barb
Pethia conchonius
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
Rosy curimata
Cyphocharax saladensis
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
Rosy tetra
Megalamphodus rosaceus
Least Concern Edible
Rosyface shiner
Notropis rubellus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosyside dace
Clinostomus funduloides
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rough sculpin
Cottus asperrimus
Cottidae Near Threatened
Rough shiner
Notropis baileyi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rough shiner
Alburnops baileyi
Least Concern
Roughhead shiner
Notropis semperasper
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Round tail paradisefish
Macropodus ocellatus
Osphronemidae Least Concern
Round whitefish
Prosopium cylindraceum
Salmonidae Least Concern
Round-sail Pleco
Hypostomus hemicochliodon
Loricariidae Least Concern
Round-scaled barbell
Barbus cyclolepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roundbelly pellonuline
Laeviscutella dekimpei
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Rounded filament barb
Dawkinsia crassa
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Roundfinned dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma helkeri
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Roundnose knifefish
Rhamphichthys hahni
Rhamphichthyidae Least Concern
Roundnose minnow
Dionda episcopa
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roundsnout Galaxias
Galaxias terenasus
Galaxiidae Endangered
Roundtail chub
Gila robusta
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Roundtooth hap
Mylochromis sphaerodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Roux's pygmy-goby
Pandaka rouxi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Royal blue hap
Otopharynx heterodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Royal panaque
Panaque nigrolineatus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Royal Splitfin
Allotoca regalis
Goodeidae Critically Endangered
Royal sprat
Microthrissa royauxi
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Royal tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Ruaha lampeye
Lacustricola omoculatus
Poeciliidae Vulnerable Edible
Rubricatochromis Cerasogaster
Rubricatochromis cerasogaster
Endangered
Rubricatochromis Guttatus
Rubricatochromis guttatus
Rubricatochromis Lifalili
Rubricatochromis lifalili
Least Concern
Rubricatochromis Paynei
Rubricatochromis paynei
Rubricatochromis Saharae
Rubricatochromis saharae
Rubricatochromis Stellifer
Rubricatochromis stellifer
Least Concern
Ruby dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma rubrolineata
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Ruby tetra
Axelrodia riesei
Least Concern